[Compilation] Discussions on Problems Playing Videos on Linux
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Cappy984 last edited by
So i tried playing some videos and they played, but some videos won't play. YouTube just says: "Your Browser can't play this video" and when i clicked on learn more, my browser was supported and Facebook Messenger won't play videos either it just says: "Sorry, we're having trouble playing this video." Can someone help me here? I used Opera since 2023.
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sorenfeodor last edited by
@cappy984 Did you try the solutions given in the other "videos won't play"-questions?
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Cappy984 last edited by
I actually moved from Zorin to Ubuntu and i still got the same error and i installed Opera from snap store and it started to work
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gidici61 last edited by
Still the old problem: Opera for Linux cannot play h264 videos. All other web browsers do this (they have the h264/x264 codec). Please don't tell me about missing rights. How many years do I have to wait?
I use Debian 11.9
I have Opera 110.0.5130.39
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gidici61 last edited by gidici61
@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful. -
Likitthakul last edited by@gidici61 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:
@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful.@gidici61 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:
@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful.Very good
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NomTigel last edited by
This error re-occurs any time I update Opera on my debian system. Whenever there is an update available via apt-get, the error is seen again.
This fixed it for me:
Manually copy:
cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/This ffmpeg lib is taken from chrome, I guess.
Not sure why Opera cannot include an improved version of their own libffmpeg.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@nomtigel Check https://forums.opera.com/post/150324, mentioned above.
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NomTigel last edited by
@leocg
Ah thx - I already suspected that there could be some kind of tricky law thing involved.So, to make sure I was not seeing a Fata Morgana when using another browser I've tried (again) with Falkon, which I installed via apt-get. Browsed to a video in YT which I know requires this extra codec initially not present with Opera at this time, and wouldn't you know, it worked.
So, apparently there seems be a codec available that installs within debian regulations (I have not used Chrome, but I have used MS Edge, which, yes, works in linux, too) and it might be possible for Opera to also utilize it.
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NomTigel last edited by
@swk058 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:
@nomtigel My most addons came from chromium ext. Plz goto Linux (.org) for best Q&A
I have also a debian version: NP's Opera blockers or codecs. Download K-Lite FullHello,
thanks for pointing me (and us) at this. But I have to ask:- "NP's Opera blockers or codecs" vs. "Download K-Lite Full: are those two different things mentioned?
- K-Lite-Full appears to be a Windows.EXE only archive, nothing for linux?
Thanks.
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sorenfeodor last edited by
The newest version (111?) of opera stable requires a newer version of libffmpeg.so (corresponding to chromium 125), a version which I cannot find - I've looked all the usual places. So be careful about updating
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exoplanet last edited by
@sorenfeodor yes, a new version and a new video problem for opera, such that no other browser has.
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